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Leader Spotlight

In our Leader Spotlights, we catch a glimpse of the people behind the magic - what motivates them, why they choose LearningMate, and a hint of their personality.

Joana Jebsen

Senior VP, Learning Solutions & Strategy

What is your role at LearningMate?

I like to describe my role as wearing two hats. Half of me is in charge of global learning design, content strategy, and curriculum design and development. The other half works closely on the growth strategy for higher education, workforce, and corporate sectors.

I lead the learning design team and am involved daily in a lot of pre-sales presentations and business development activities.

What has been one of the most rewarding moments on your journey at LearningMate?

One of the most rewarding moments was articulating LearningMate’s first learning design framework, ENGAGE. This was a global effort that I led. Before I joined LearningMate, we had nothing concrete related to learning design. It was truly a team effort, and I loved all the marketing around it.

We created beautiful slides, a position paper, blogs, and podcasts. Now, we're conducting basic, intermediate, and advanced training for this framework.

What has been the impact of developing the ENGAGE framework?

Previously, with learning designers in India, Cape Town, and the US, we were all on our own.

Now, we're unified and creating next-gen learning with AI, gamification, and personalized learning. The demo showcases what LearningMate can do. It was nerve-wracking due to time constraints, but university clients engaged well with the AI components, seeing the bot in action. Incorporating this into our pitches has given us a unique vision and improved client dynamics.

What excites you most about the future of LearningMate?

I was attracted to LearningMate because of its strength in learning design, tech, data, and AI. I see LearningMate as unstoppable, a trait rooted in our founders. We're always ahead of the curve, not fearing the future. Higher education is experiencing real challenges today, and LearningMate is uniquely positioned to help universities survive and thrive.

We need to get the word out more effectively. Our can-do attitude and willingness to take risks and grow with our partners make us ready for future challenges.

If you could give advice to your younger self, what would it be?

Oh, what fun! I’d say, don’t sweat the small stuff. Don’t get attached to results; do your best and let it go. In this high-pressure world, the core of all suffering is attachment. Take even more risks; it’s worth it. Trust yourself—you know more than you think. If something seems off, ask questions.

Corporate Leadership

Samudra (Sam) Sen

Chief Executive Officer

Nachiket Paratkar

Senior VP & Business Head,
Higher Education & Workforce

Mohit Bhargava

Chief Strategy Officer
President, LearningMate Canada

Abhijeet Sethi

Strategic Business Head
PreK-12 & Public Sector

Ganesh Kumar

Chief Technology Officer

Jolvin Rodrigues

Global Head,
Human Resources

Mihir Damniwala

Global Head,
Program Office & Corporate Initiatives

Apoorva Singh

Chief Delivery Officer

Naitik Gada

Chief Financial Officer

Nachiket Gune

Global Head,
Consulting, AI, & Strategic Initiatives

Ajay Mendez

Senior VP
UK & Europe

Matt Warden

CEO
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